Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 58% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 758 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 362 vs 343
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.109 vs 28.081
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2780 vs 1263
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3111
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2780 vs 1263
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3111
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 4 June 2012
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 758 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 362 vs 343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.109 vs 28.081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2780 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 vs 3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2780 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 vs 3111

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 720 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 28x more pipelines: 1344 vs 48
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3239 vs 1734
  • Around 28% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9406 vs 7346
  • Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 879.575 vs 465.116
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.823 vs 2.796
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.155 vs 29.115
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 99.75 vs 54.932
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2409 vs 1884
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2409 vs 1884
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 720 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 1344 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3239 vs 1734
Geekbench - OpenCL 9406 vs 7346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 879.575 vs 465.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.823 vs 2.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.155 vs 29.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.75 vs 54.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2409 vs 1884
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2409 vs 1884

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1734
3239
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
362
343
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7346
9406
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.109
28.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465.116
879.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.796
2.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.115
40.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.932
99.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2780
1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1884
2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3343
3111
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1734 3239
PassMark - G2D Mark 362 343
Geekbench - OpenCL 7346 9406
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.109 28.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 465.116 879.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.796 2.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.115 40.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.932 99.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2780 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1884 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3343 3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2780 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1884 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3343 3111
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 619 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Kepler
Code name Coffee Lake GT3e GK104
Launch date 1 September 2017 4 June 2012
Place in performance rating 1059 1061
Type Laptop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $310.50
Price now $499.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.46

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 758 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 720 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 1344
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1344
Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops
Texture fill rate 80.6 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Memory type DDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
SLI
TXAA